Longview-Tyler, TX


Total Population: 442,736

(An increase of 4.4 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 33,680
  • Language Spoken at Home - 28,356

  • 7.6% of Total Population are Foreign Born
  • 6.4% of Total Population Speak Another Language Other than English at Home

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

  • Longview and Tyler are considered the major hub cities for East Texas.

  • Tyler hosts for more a significant population of higher education students, a College of Engineering, and a University Health Science Center, two regional, billion-dollar hospital systems, and a variety of technology startups.

  • Among the foreign born, Muslim and Buddhist people groups like Arabs and Cambodian, Khmer and Vietnamese are the largest

  • A significant Gujarati and Hindi community is also found in this area

People Group Highlights

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PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
BengaliBangladeshSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesIslam - Sunni105
Cambodian, KhmerCambodiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism375
Chinese, MandarinChinaEast Asian PeoplesEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism458
Arab, EgyptianEgyptNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam75
SalvadoranEl SalvadorAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Other / Marginal772
GermanGermanyEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant651
GuatemalanGuatemalaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic258
HonduranHondurasAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic343
GujaratiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism317
HindiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism116
PersianIranCentral Asia PeoplesPersian-MedianIslam107
ItalianItalyEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic216
JapaneseJapanEast Asian PeoplesEast Asian PeoplesEthnic Religions - Shintoism82
KenyanKenyaSub-Saharan African PeoplesSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Protestant81
Arab, LebaneseLebanonNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam275
MalayMalaysiaEast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesIslam70
NigerianNigeriaSub-Saharan African PeoplesSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Protestant145
UrduPakistanSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesIslam77
Filipino, TagalogPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic1,140
RussianRussiaEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox207
SlovakSlovakiaEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox136
AfrikanerSouth AfricaSub-Saharan African PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant115
KoreanSouth KoreaEast Asian PeoplesEast Asian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant178
SinhaleseSri LankaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesBuddhism122
Arab, SyrianSyriaNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam70